If you lease space in an office building, your landlord is responsible for cleaning the outside windows. But the inside is your responsibility, and for many smaller businesses, the outside is as well. And it’s amazing how fast those windows get dirty.
Unfortunately, it really doesn’t even matter how clean you keep your business or offices. Rainstorms and wind will drive outside dirt onto your windows, leaving unsightly spots and reducing the amount of light entering your place of work. A+ provides professional commercial window washing and window cleaning services to the Greater Toronto area.
Window Facts
Dirty windows don't just look bad. They can affect your heating and cooling bills. In winter especially, a clean window allows more sun in, adding ambient heat to your workplace.
The squeegee, used properly, is the most effective window cleaning tool. It's been around for a long time, too. The first recorded use was in Chicago over 100 years ago.
Window cleaning is still one of the most dangerous jobs. Every year, there are hundreds of visits to Canadian hospital emergency rooms for falls from ladders, slipping on water spilled on the floor, and even the occasional accidental breakage of the window while cleaning.
The world's fastest window cleaner is Terry Burrows, from the UK. He set a Guinness Record in 2009 by cleaning 3 standard office windows in 9 seconds! We can't claim to be that fast, but we're confident that we're more thorough.
Leave the Dangerous Task to the Professional
If you have a small business, and you’re the chief cook and bottle-washer, you might consider taking care of this chore yourself as well, but there are a number of factors you should consider before you do.
First, it can be dangerous, especially if cleaning will require a ladder or it takes place in a high traffic area. It’s also difficult. Not just physically demanding, but properly cleaning a window requires practice and the right equipment...
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So even if you’re willing to give up your weekend to wash your own windows, you’ll likely be disappointed the next time the sun comes out. That window that looked clean in the shade may be covered with streaks and dirt that you couldn’t see at the time.
You’re also busy. You have a business to run. It makes sense to hire us for this job. You’ll not only be pleasantly surprised at our pricing, but your time can be better invested in running your business.
Windows are the first impression
While the majority of the dirt is on the outside, even in the cleanest of businesses, dust settles on the windows over time and reduces the light that can get through. It gets worse if you’re running a restaurant, where airborne particles from cooking adhere to the glass as well...
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Cooking oil is especially troublesome, as those particles build up into a greasy film. This film combines with the dirt and dust to create a hard-to-remove layer of, well, gunk.
We wouldn’t be doing your business much good if we only cleaned the outside. We even do hard-to-reach interior windows. That window above the front door that hasn’t been cleaned since you opened? We’ll clean it.
'Let the Sun Shine Through' Clean
Properly cleaning a window takes more than just Windex and a cloth. There is very definitely a right and wrong way. And the right way requires proper equipment...
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This is why, when you clean your windows, they look clean – until the sun hits them. Then you see all the streaks. We know how to clean your windows so they’ll be ‘let the sun shine through’ clean!
Environmentally Friendly
All the chemicals we use will not harm the environment. Of course, we need to dispose of the used water when we’re done, so we only use cleaning chemicals that break down quickly or are completely green to begin with. Wastewater can end up in storm drains, and from there in our rivers. At A+, we care about our environment, and carefully research all the cleaning chemicals we use to be sure they are environmentally friendly...
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Freshly clean windows are also good for your business environment. You, your employees and your customers will feel better about your place of business when the windows are clean and bright. As humans, daylight is important for our mental health, and especially for those who suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder. The short daylight hours of the winter months are bad enough, without dirty windows limiting the light we get during work hours as well.